Former suspect in Patz case to appear Pa. court

DALLAS, Pa. (AP) — A former suspect in the 1979 disappearance of a New York City boy is scheduled to appear in court on a Megan's Law charge.

State police say 69-year-old Jose Antonio Ramos gave them a bogus address for where he planned to live after his release from prison last week.

Ramos was released from a state prison north of Wilkes-Barre after completing a 27-year sentence on child molestation charges. He was immediately arrested and charged with failing to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law. His preliminary hearing is Thursday.

Ramos had long been suspected in the infamous disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz (AY'-tahn PAYTS'), who vanished in 1979 after leaving his home to go to a bus stop.